The driver of a car hauler that got wedged in a railroad trestle on McCalmont Road on Monday evening will not be dispatched again until his employer completes an investigation of the incident.

Jason Walker — chief operating officer at United Road Services in Romulus, Mich. — said John Duvall IV, 24, of Maryland, had been driving for United Road for less than a year when he tried to make it under the single-lane, 11-foot-6-inch-high trestle around 5:20 p.m.

While the truck's cab largely made it through the trestle, the empty car carrier Duvall was pulling became stuck inside after tearing down the roof and the sign indicating the overpass height.

“We are doing a complete review of the incident and all of the circumstances surrounding it, and we'll utilize that in taking any disciplinary actions (against Duvall),” Walker said.

He said Duvall did not have any other violations with United Road.

Regarding the truck and car hauler, Walker said the rig has been released to United Road and is being inspected by the company's maintenance team to determine the extent of damages.

New trucks like the one damaged by Duvall cost in excess of $300,000, Walker said.

He called the wreck, which closed McCalmont Road for almost two days, a “very severe incident.”

Walker said the company does not yet have an estimated total cost to United Road for the accident, which necessitated Canadian National Railroad to bring in a crane and perform other work on the trestle so the road could be reopened.

“We are willing to accept our portion of responsibility with regard to the cost,” he said. “For us, we are very disappointed and apologetic for the inconvenience it caused to the community.”

The only silver lining in the incident, Walker said, is that no ambulances were necessary at the scene.

“We are grateful no one was injured,” he said.

He said Duvall will not drive for United Road until the company investigation is complete.

“If there was gross negligence on the part of the driver, we don't want to compound that by having that driver stay on the road,” Walker said.

Dave Zarnick, president of the Butler Township board of commissioners, said Thursday that the board again will ask the state's Department of Transportation District 10 to add clear signage at both ends of McCalmont Road — those being Meridian Road at the west end and Pittsburgh Road on the east — warning vehicles that a low clearance exists on the windy, forest-lined road.

Zarnick said commissioners also will contact Canadian National Railroad regarding signage for either end of McCalmont Road, so truck drivers will avoid turning onto the road altogether.

“Butler Township will be talking to these entities again to try to get proper signage,” Zarnick said.

He said township officials contacted state Rep. Marci Mustello, R-11th, regarding the issue, and she responded that she has reached out to Mike Mattis, PennDOT District 10 manager, to discuss the matter.

McCalmont Road is a state-owned road.

Zarnick also spoke to the plant manager at AK Steel's Butler Works, as the railway leads directly into the plant.

He reported, as did AK officials, that although the plant was serviced by the tracks before they were damaged in the accident, AK has not been affected by the wreck.